Search Results: Mythology from Rose's Books, IOBA

Boston: Sanborn, Carter, Bazin & Co., 1855. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Good. Decorative Silk. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Third edition. 12mo. Olive green silk, decoratively stamped.488 pp. Frontispiece engraving, plus additional engravings in-text. Bookseller blind stamp to rear endpaper, light waterstain to gutter, extra plate glued to obverse of frontispiece. Solid. Good reading copy..

Oxonii: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1697. Book. Very Good. Quarter Leather. First Edition. Folio. Oxonii: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1697. First edition. Folio. Quarter leather. Frontispiece engraving. Engraved title page. Imprimatur Fitz-herb. Adams. iii. Lycophronis vita e suida, 2 pp. In hoc Libro continentur, 1 pp. Prolgeomena in Greek and Latin, 4 pp. Alexandra, in Greek and Latin, 145 pp. with notes and variants; Cassandra in Latin iambic, pp. 149-183. Index of Greek words, 22 pp. Index or words appearing in commentaries, 4 pp. Author index, 2 pp. Annotations to Cassandra by Gulielmi Canteri, 11 pp. Canteri prolegomena, 4 pp. Canteri annotations, 30 pp. in Latin. Epitome Cassandrae Graeco-Latina, 4 pp. Commentary on Cassandra by Johannis Meursii in Latin, 70 pp. Johannis Potteri commentary on Cassandra in Latin, 68 pp. Index of Canteri annotations in Latin, 4 pp. Index of Meursii commentary in Latin, 8 pp. Index of Potteri commentary in Latin, 6 pp. Corners rubbed. Solid hinges. Clear rag paper. Very good..

Joliet, IL: P. F. Volland, 1921. Book. Illus. by Rae, John. Good. Pictorial Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 35th edition. 8vo. Pictorial boards. Unpaged. A wonderfully illustrated collection of Indian fairy tales, with full-page illustrations as well a decorative chapter headings and additional in-text art. Owner's name on endpaper. Shelfwear, rubbing, chipping to spine. Rear hinge weak. Interior clean and otherwise tight. Good..

London: Bloomsbury, 1989. Book. Fine. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to. Cloth. 240 p. Gazetteer, bibliography, index. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations. A tour of the most ;mystical and enchanted places on earth, from the Garden of Eden to Mount Fuji, Ohio's serpent mound to Camelot. Beautifully illustrated. Fine in fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

Mukilteo, WA: Scott Publications, 1975. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mukilteo, WA, Scott Publications, 1975. First edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BOTH AUTHORS. 8vo. Bright orange cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, endpapers decorated with map, illustrated in black and white throughout, 182 pp. This volume includes over fifty stories, some of them well known, others known only in the oral traditions of the families who have handed them down by word of mouth for generations. Included are the authors' adventures as they seek out the timeless tales that fill these pages. Rare! Orange dust jacket is somewhat faded at edges and on spine, three 1/8" to ¼" flat tears, very slight foxing, book appears unread, bindings and text block are bright and clean. Very good in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Doubleday, 1974. First edition. 8vo. Gray quarter cloth over blue boards with blue lettering embossed on spine, rough cut pages, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings, 203 pp. Boards are very faded, former owner name on endpaper. Appears gently read. Good+ in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1989. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Bantam Books, 1989. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Dark blue quarter cloth over dark blue boards with copper-colored lettering embossed on spine, dark gold endpapers, 630 pp. Very good+ in a very good+ dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York: Warner Books, 1987. Book. Illus. by Tamura, David. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second printing. 8vo. Cloth. 269 p. Signed by author on title page. Fine in fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Privately Printed for Rarity Press, 1931. Book. Illus. by Austen, John. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition thus. 8vo. Cloth. 200 p. Color frontispiece and black and white illustrations by John Austen. A beautifully produced translation of the work of Longus, with erotic illustrations. Fading and minor shelfwear to boards. Near fine..

New York: Random House, 1969. Book. Good. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth. 173 p. Illustrated. Introduction by Peter H. Salus and Paul B. Taylor. Notes by Peter H. Salus. Dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien. A compilation, made about 1200 A.D., or earlier Icelandic poems on cosmology, mythology, and the stories of the Norse heroes. One of the chief sources of knowledge of Scandinavian mythology. Staining to page edges. Good in very good dustjacket in mylar cover..

St. Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, 1998. St. Paul: Llewellyn, 1998. First edition, first printing, stated. 8vo. Trade paperback, 291 pp. No writing inside. Appears unread. Light shelf wear. Near fine.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo.

New York, NY: Tor Books, 2000. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Tor Books, 2000. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 334 pp. Dust jacket has minor rubbing and a few shallow scratches, but still bright and shiny. Appears gently read or unread. Fine in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. New. Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition. Slate-blue cloth binding, silver titles. Printed on acid-free paper, 202 pp. Originally printed in 1995 as Lund Studies in the History of Religions, volume 5, revised and updated. FREYJA is a careful exploration into the nature of the Great Goddess and the Old Norse pantheon, using the tools of literature, archaeology, linguistics, and the works of historians of religion. Through a comparative analysis, Britt-Mari Näsström produces a multi-faceted image of Freyja, the enigmatic Goddess, that is both complex and compelling. New..

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. New. Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition. Slate-blue cloth binding, silver titles. Printed on acid-free paper, 202 pp. Originally printed in 1995 as Lund Studies in the History of Religions, volume 5, revised and updated. FREYJA is a careful exploration into the nature of the Great Goddess and the Old Norse pantheon, using the tools of literature, archaeology, linguistics, and the works of historians of religion. Through a comparative analysis, Britt-Mari Näsström produces a multi-faceted image of Freyja, the enigmatic Goddess, that is both complex and compelling. New..

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. New. Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition. Slate-blue cloth binding, silver titles. Printed on acid-free paper, 202 pp. Originally printed in 1995 as Lund Studies in the History of Religions, volume 5, revised and updated. FREYJA is a careful exploration into the nature of the Great Goddess and the Old Norse pantheon, using the tools of literature, archaeology, linguistics, and the works of historians of religion. Through a comparative analysis, Britt-Mari Näsström produces a multi-faceted image of Freyja, the enigmatic Goddess, that is both complex and compelling. New..

New York: Macmillan, 1931. New York: Macmillan, 1931. Reprint of 1894 edition. Ex-library. 12mo. Hard cover binding, 222 pp. Illustrated throughout with special decorations for each fable. Ex-library with glue shadow of card to front endpaper and foxing at rear endpaper. Hinges and binding sound. No internal markings. Good.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Heighway, Richard. 12 mo.. Ex-Library.

New York: Facts on File, 1988. Book. As New. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presumed first edition. 4to. Cloth. Index. Bibliography. Illustrated. Containing nearly 3,000 entires, this remarkable, lavishly illustrated encyclopedia presents an incomparable survey of myths, fables, and legends from around the world. An essential reference work. As-new in as-new dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Book. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Reprint. 12mo. Tan quarter cloth with light green lettering embosses on spine over light green boards with white lettering and decoration of front board, rough cut pages, large paper edition, frontispiece features an ancient tree cutting scene, 69 pp. A lovely book about the tradition of decorating evergreens in honor of the Christmas holiday. Former owner name and date (1915) on endpaper. Very good..

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. New York, NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Reprint. 12mo. Tan quarter cloth with light green lettering embosses on spine over light green boards with white lettering and decoration of front board, rough cut pages, large paper edition, frontispiece features an ancient tree cutting scene, 69 pp. A lovely book about the tradition of decorating evergreens in honor of the Christmas holiday. Former owner name and date (1915) on endpaper. Very good.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York, NY: Grove Press, 1989. Ex-Library. Very Good. Quarter Cloth. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York, NY, Grove Press, 1989. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over tans boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine, 328 pp. Ex-library. Very good in a very good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..